Accountablity, Funding, Policy and Strategy
We are accountable to and report to the Department for Business,
Innovation & Skills (BIS), formerly the Department
for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR).
Funding and Budget
The NWDA invests money in the Northwest from two sources:
- The Government, via The Single Budget
- The European Union, via the European Regional Development Fund
(ERDF)
The Single Budget pools money from six contributing Government
Departments:
NWDA also manages the Rural
Development Programme for England (RDPE) in the
Northwest, which runs from 2007 to 2013. RDPE is
jointly funded by the Government and the European Union.
- The NWDA had a budget of £385 million in 2008/09.
- The budget for 2009/10 is £397 million.
- The indicative budget for 2010/11 is £305 million.
These figures take into account all the changes agreed as part
of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review 2007.
Our Corporate Plan
2008/11 provides full details of how we have allocated
our budget to deliver the objectives set out in our Regional
Development Strategy. Corporate Plans cover a three-year period
which correspond to Comprehensive Spending Reviews.
Policy and Strategy
Strategic Policy Documents
A full list of the Government’s Strategic Policy Documents that
are relevant to the NWDA’s Regional Economic Strategy are listed on
the BIS
website.
Business Support Simplification Policy
The NWDA is taking part in a
Business Support Simplification Programme,
which is being led by BIS. The Programme aims to make it easier for
individuals and businesses to understand and get access to
government-funded support. These Government-funded products and
services are part of the
Solutions for Business portfolio.
NWDA Strategy & Policy